oh how true, and how blessed am I to have such wonders? Thank you for this, and thank God for this family of friends to share my thoughts, sorrows, and happiness with. God bless everyone. You know it reminds me of what some one once said," we may have not have all the riches that the world can offer, but oh boy! the riches I have found in my friends, no once can replace this with an amount of money" and that's the truth! hugs to everyone Syl
Sugar Syl says, Go on & touch someone with a little sugar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri Crum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:17 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Perspective > > Subject: Perspective > > One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his > son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how > poor people live. > > They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of > what would be considered a very poor family. > > On their return from their trip, the father asked his > son, "How was the trip?" > > "It was great, Dad." > > "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked. > > "Oh yeah," said the son. > > "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked > the father. > > The son answered: > > "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. > > We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden > and they have a creek that has no end. > > We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have > the stars at night. > > Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the > whole horizon. > > We have a small piece of land to live on and they have > fields that go beyond our sight. > > We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. > > We buy our food, but they grow theirs. > > We have walls around our property to protect us, they > have friends to protect them." > > The boy's father was speechless. > > Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor > we are." > > Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder > what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead > of worrying about what we don't have. > > Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your > friends! > > Pass this on to family, friends and acquaintances and > help them refresh their perspective and appreciation. > > "Life is too short and friends are too few." > > Sherri > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
